The Restaurant Bar & Grill
Grill and seafood restaurant in a former Union Bank head office
The Restaurant Bar & Grill is a grill and seafood restaurant in Halifax House on Brunswick Street, Liverpool. The building was built around 1870 as the head office of the Union Bank and is Grade II listed. The restaurant has occupied it since 2007 and uses the former banking hall as its dining room.
- Address
- Halifax House, Brunswick Street, Liverpool, L2 0UU
- Cuisine
- Grill and seafood
- Established
- 2007
- Building
- Halifax House
- Built
- c.1870
- Nearest station
- James Street
A Victorian banking hall
Halifax House was built around 1870 for the Union Bank, probably to designs by John Cunningham, and was later extended by G. E. Grayson. A plaque on the building records it as the first head office of the Liverpool Union Bank, 1835. It was listed at Grade II on 14 March 1975.
The stone building has three storeys and five bays. On Brunswick Street a central round-arched entrance and four large windows sit beneath Doric pilasters, with Corinthian-framed windows on the first floor and pedimented windows above. The late-19th-century banking hall inside has granite columns, enriched beams and a coved, domed skylight, and is reached through a coffered, tunnel-vaulted vestibule.
In a 2021 refurbishment the ornate ceiling was restored, including its gold leaf and Liver bird motifs.
- Monday–Thursday
- 12:00–22:00
- Friday–Saturday
- 12:00–23:00
- Sunday
- 12:00–22:00
Good to know
Is Halifax House a listed building?
Yes. Halifax House is Grade II listed (National Heritage List entry 1068356). It was listed on 14 March 1975.
What was Halifax House originally?
It was built around 1870 as a bank for the Union Bank, and a plaque records it as the first head office of the Liverpool Union Bank in 1835.
When did The Restaurant Bar & Grill open in Liverpool?
It took over Halifax House in 2007.
How do I book?
Book online at therestaurantbarandgrill.com/book or call 0151 236 6703.
